At every juncture-every big decision, every majorpolicy development, every negotiation -- I have seen President Obama fight for the things that help our country preserve that bargain for all Americans, rich or poor.
In addition, the press corps did not have an on-camera briefing, or an off-camera gaggle, with you yesterday to ask the White House about its decision-making process during this major foreign policy crisis.
The decision offers a lengthy diversion into 18th century law and politics, when pirates were a major foreign-policy concern and large parts of the world had no formal government at all.